अन्तर्-दुष्टः क्षमा-युक्तः सर्वानर्थ-करः किल । शकुनिः शकटारश्च दृष्टान्तावत्र भूपते ॥
antar-duṣṭaḥ kṣamā-yuktaḥ sarvānartha-karaḥ kila | śakuniḥ śakaṭāraśca dṛṣṭāntāvatra bhūpate ||
One who is wicked at heart but outwardly forbearing does every kind of harm; Śakuni and Śakaṭāra are the examples here, O king.
जो भीतर से दुष्ट हो और ऊपर से सहनशील दिखे, वह हर अनर्थ करता है; राजन, शकुनि और शकटार इसके उदाहरण हैं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Calm, patient manners are not proof of good intentions. Judge people by what they do over time, not by how mild they seem.
शांत और धैर्यवान व्यवहार अच्छी नीयत का प्रमाण नहीं है। लोगों को समय के साथ उनके कामों से परखें, केवल उनकी नरमी से नहीं।
In the story of the lion Piṅgalaka and the bull Sañjīvaka, Piṅgalaka's brother Stabdhakarṇa advises him on whom to put in charge of the treasury: the danger of an adviser who is patient outwardly but corrupt within.